To initialize a new system with a Linux computer, use the initialization tool
that was shipped with your order.
Before you begin
- Begin this procedure after you have
installed all the drives and other options you have purchased.
- You need a Linux computer to complete the initialization procedure. The
computer must have:
- A USB port
- A supported browser
For best results, the Linux computer and the Storwize® system must be connected to the same network.
About this task
This procedure is valid for Red Hat Enterprise
Server 5 and 6 or Ubuntu desktop 11.04 and 13.10.
- Use this procedure only when initializing
a new control enclosure.
Procedure
To initialize the system, complete the following steps.
- Gather the information you will use to configure
the system.
- You must have the IP network address you will use to manage the
system.
- IP address
- Subnet mask
- Gateway
- Other information is optional, but useful for enabling additional
capabilities.
- The IP address of a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for automated
setting of date and time
- The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server
for sending notificatication of alerts
- Locate the USB flash drive that
was shipped with your order in the documentation package.
- Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port
on the Linux computer.
- Open a terminal window.
- Locate the root directory of the USB flash drive. It is usually located in the /media/ directory.
If an automatic mount system is used, the root directory can be located
by typing the mount command.
- Type: sh InitTool.sh The initialization tool wizard
starts.
- In the wizard, click Next and
select .
- Follow the on-screen instructions given by
the initialization tool. You will be instructed to complete
the following actions:
- Enter the details of the system management address that you need to use.
- Connect the USB flash drive
to the Storwize system and allow it to initialize.
- Connect the USB flash drive
to the computer to check that the initialization completed.
- If the system initialization completed successfully, click Finish. If you have a network connection to the Storwize system, the system management GUI
is displayed. If the computer does not have a network
connection to the Storwize system,
go to the computer that you will use to manage the system and start
a supported browser. Direct the browser to the management address
you specified for the system.
- Log in with user name superuser and
password passw0rd.
Note: The 0 character
in the password is a zero, not the letter O.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to begin setting up your
system.
Note: The other options that are available in the
initialization tool are used to recover the service IP address or
the superuser password.